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dcwn.45
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Post subject: Taurus snubbies Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 2:28 pm |
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Does anyone here have any experience with the little Taurus 5 shot revolvers? I saw a couple blued ones at a gun store for 199.Does this seem like a good price to anyone else?
_________________ David ,Molon Labe!
"An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." --Col. Jeff Cooper
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cobb
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 3:33 pm |
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Seems like a really good price to me, but you did not mention if it is new or used, 38 or 357. I have an older model with a bobbed hammer in .38 special that I got from phorvick for my daughter, but to tell you the truth we haven't shot it enough to give an honest opinion, but it does seem well made.
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JDR
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:32 pm |
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My wife has a 38 Special, Taurus 85, Ultra light, with rosewood grips and a vented barrel.
Kicks like a mule, but she LOVES it. It sure is a pretty, little piece.
Paid $399.00 plus tax for it on 05/01/2003.
_________________ "To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them." George Mason
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dcwn.45
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:50 pm |
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they had several new ones at that price,they were .38's,without the porting,steel not the ultralight,with hammer,blued frames.I was thinking , why chance looking for a good deal on a used da revolver when for 200 bucks I can get a new one,I just want to hear others' experiences first.
_________________ David ,Molon Labe!
"An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." --Col. Jeff Cooper
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gunflint
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 6:22 pm |
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Joined: Sat Aug 13, 2005 4:00 am Posts: 1094 Location: Duluth
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The gun in my avitar is a Taurus revolver. In fact it's my carry gun. It's not a snubby but it's performed well for me and I would buy another one.
_________________ "I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe to surrender my rifle" Sitting Bull
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Steelheart
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:02 am |
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Joined: Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:01 am Posts: 188 Location: south central Minnesota
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I've got a stainless steel taurus 38 that I'm trying to find a holster that I like. I paid $250+tax this spring. The only thing I don't like is the grips seem to enhance the recoil. If I change the grips to pachmayr compacs it all goes away. But they are a bit large for pocket carry, hence the reason that I usually have the factory 2 finger grips on. The only other mod I've done is to remove the hammer spur.
I've also had a chance to play a little with a taurus M605 (small frame 357, steel). It has the 3 finger rubber factory grip on it. It feels much better when shooting, even if I'm using magnum rounds.
If I had $200 to spare and saw a new or lightly used one around I'd grab it.
Steelheart
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joelr
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Post subject: Re: Taurus snubbies Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:29 am |
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Joined: Sun Aug 07, 2005 5:43 am Posts: 7970 Location: Minneapolis MN
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dcwn.45 wrote: Does anyone here have any experience with the little Taurus 5 shot revolvers? I saw a couple blued ones at a gun store for 199.Does this seem like a good price to anyone else? It's a good price. I've had Tauruses, and like them. I like S&Ws a bit better, but it's just personal preference -- I wouldn't, for a moment, turn up my nose at the Taurus 85.
_________________ Just a guy.
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phorvick
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 1:02 pm |
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Joined: Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:37 pm Posts: 1571 Location: Detroit Lakes, MN
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I have had several Taurii...currently have two model 85's (and one is for sale). They are very nice, although I have not shot the lightweight models.
_________________ Paul Horvick
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Lobotomy Boy
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 1:10 pm |
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The Taurus snubbies are great guns. I have a 605C (ported .357) that I enjoy shooting quite a bit. I plan on having the hammer bobbed because I use it for pocket carry. I shoot it acceptably well double action and surprisingly well single action. I can bang a four-inch gong at 20-25 yards all day long, which is plenty good for a carry gun. I like the trigger better than any recent-model J-frame S&W I've shot, and it costs a lot less than a Smith. If you want a revolver to carry, you'd be hard pressed to find a better way to spend $200.
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gnorm
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 8:42 pm |
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I also have a Taurus 605 .357 mag. It's my "car" gun. I was kind of skeptical before I fired it, expecting lousy groups from it. Boy, was I mistaken! I always read where short or snub-nosed revolvers were very inaccurate, but the 605 was more accurate than 4" barrelled guns that I have owned. I think it is a "sleeper". Top it off with Taurus' lifetime repair policy, and I don't think you can go wrong!
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alyoop
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:39 pm |
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I've got a stainless 605 also. I've found the grips to be soft yet recoil absorbing but they like to twist out of position. If I were to carry it I would need a holster and different grips. Nice size and has the dual caliber advantage.
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oscarswanson
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 6:45 am |
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I have a Taurus 85 Ultralight. It shoots good. No problems. $259.00 new
I shot my taurus 617 Ti at the burnsville range last night. Started with a couple of boxes of 38's. Then got into a box of full power .357's. They state that the muzzle energy is 720 Lbs. These puppy's rocked. Huge flash. Very loud. Very fun
The gun didn't jamb but I had to tap the ejector pretty good to get the spent casings out after it heated up.
I know it's a waste of good gun powder but it's just so much fun.
Oscar
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plblark
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 6:55 am |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 7:05 am |
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I would like to see pics too. I'm kind of new to guns and was thinking about trying out one without the hammer. I would be interserted in a light weight small .357. Mostly practice with 38's though.
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grayskys
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 1:36 pm |
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